What were the two main issues in the typology of adaptive behavior that Robert Merton developed in strain theory?
A) illegitimate opportunity and a desire to violate the norms of society
B) the profit motive and motive to achieve status
C) socially accepted goals and culturally approved means to achieve them
D) the concept of equal opportunity and the concept of personal responsibility

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Robert Merton's typology of adaptive behavior focused on the tension between socially accepted goals (such as wealth and success) and the culturally approved means to achieve them. The two main issues were conformity (using approved means to achieve goals), and innovation (using non-approved means to achieve goals).

What Were the Two Main Issues in the Typology of Adaptive